Grote Industries debuted two services designed to address roadside and rear-end collision risks with digital and lighting alerts, the company announced Oct. 26 at MCE 2025.

A redesigned VNR is part of a comprehensive overhaul of VTNA’s on-highway tractor portfolio, after the Volvo Group unit unveiled a revamp of its flagship VNL tractor in January 2024.

“We have achieved our goal, to make sure that conversation starts with the American people, and with their elected officials, and my goodness, it’s started all right,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said.

Trump had set a Nov. 1 deadline to raise the fentanyl-related tariffs he imposed on certain Mexican goods to 30% from 25%. The levies apply to products that are not protected by the USMCA.

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Agricultural trade was among a range of issues that American and Chinese negotiators said they came to terms on, setting the table for leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to finalize a deal.

Daimler Truck Financial Services USA and Geico launched a connected insurance program that uses real-time driving data to lower premiums for Freightliner and Western Star truck owners.

Phillips Connect has introduced a solar-powered smart trailer device that combines location tracking, cargo visibility and tire pressure monitoring into a single wireless system.

Customers are telling J.B. Hunt it has been a shipper’s market for longer than any of them expected, but they expect change in the market soon, said Director of Intermodal Pricing Amy Horn.

“We are delivering a natural language interface that the dispatcher or load planner can enter information that just popped up," says CEO Hans Galland.

Equipment rental specialist United reported revenue of $4.23 billion in the most recent three-month period, an increase of 5.9% compared with $3.99 billion in Q3 2024.

Fleet managers can view key business information and visualizations in seconds by asking plain-language questions such as “Which drivers had the most idling time last week?"

An idea floated by Japan’s government to buy a fleet of Ford F-150 trucks is a meaningful gesture that may also be impractical given the narrow streets in Tokyo and other Japanese cities.

Any agreement would be a relief to international markets even if it does not address underlying issues involving manufacturing imbalances and access to state-of-the-art computer chips.

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Secretary Sean Duffy is turning up the heat on California after another truck driver holding a non-domiciled CDL issued by the state was involved in a fatal crash. But California is pushing back.

Executives told analysts the most recent quarter’s performance boded well for the coming quarters in spite of continued economic uncertainty. Overall, revenue was little changed.

The 2025 ATRI Top Industry Issues report, released Oct. 26, found that the economy was the top concern among industry stakeholders for the third year in a row.

A regular route that had a trucker pulling an empty trailer into California became a life-changing opportunity to deliver aid to individuals in need after two deadly wildfires.

A trucking family was looking for a way to help someone close to them and wound up helping a  community. Two members are being recognized as 2025 Transport Topics Trucking’s Frontline Heroes.